Whether it's a folding tablet found in Westworld or many foldable-like flip-flop-like panels in future vision videos from Microsoft, the phone that folds into a much larger device is dreamy.

Samsung is now trying to make these wild concepts a reality.

Galaxy today introduced its new Infinity Flex Display, a display technology that allows a tablet-sized screen to be integrated into a device that is about the size and shape of a smartphone.

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Although we have seen wearable, flexible and bendable devices, this is the first time we see such a screen in a rumored phone to be shipped in 2019.

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The Samsung device was "hidden" because of what appeared to be a chunky case, Dim, but it is much more than just an art concept.

The first SAMSUNG device uses two screens

Samsung is actually using two separate screens to create a folding, phone - one inside and a smaller screen outside - unlike the Royole Flexole, which uses one folding screen on the outside of the device.

The edges when folded for use as a phone are also gigantic compared to modern edge-to-edge refrigerators, and Samsung's folding screen makes the device very long when it is closed.

The collapsible discussion is under way

"Folding phones are three-dimensional television in the world of mobile phones," said Christopher Mames, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, on Twitter.

Samsung, LG and many other TV manufacturers have pushed 3D TVs into consumers at many annual consumer electronics exhibitions, but they have never done so.

It was seen as a gimmick to sell more 1080p TVs without offering a superior viewing experience.

Not everyone agrees that folding,phones will hang.

"Few people are debating whether the folding or collapsible mobile display is the future of smartphones, and the only question is when and when," explains Patrick Morehead, an industry analyst at Moore Insights and a former executive at AMD.

"The key benefit of a folding smartphoneis that the user can take advantage of a larger screen but it can still fit in his pocket, coat or wallet."

In 2011, a giant 5.3-inch screen was displayed on the Galaxy Note with gufaws in the technical circles.

If the folding phones follow a similar journey, Samsung's first device will not be able to fully capture the design potential - instead, it will be the beginning of an uphill battle about this exciting display technology.

"This is not just a concept," says Justin Denison, vice president of mobile marketing at Samsung.

"The breakthroughs we have achieved in the materials presented have been matched with breakthroughs in manufacturing, and as a result, we will be ready to start mass production in the coming months."

The advent of mass production means that hardware makers will be able to choose this screen as they already do with Samsung OLED panels.

Huawei plans to launch a collapsible mobile phone next year. Lenovo and Xiaomi have also benefited from their own models, and LG is also working on its flexible OLED screens and box-mounted TVs.

The January 2019 Consumer Electronics Show may be an initial battleground for folding devices, supported by official support from Android for collapsible displays.

Google support will be essential, as this type of new form factor will require close hardware and software integration.

Samsung is creating its Multi Active Window software, which will allow its folding phone to display three applications at the same time.

Multitasking is just one aspect of the program, and Samsung and Google will need to optimize the Android user interface and experience these types of devices.

Apple has traditionally outperformed hardware and software integration. In fact, there are rumors that the folding iPhone may appear within the next two years.

Folding phones are the obvious primary market for this screen technology, but manufacturers will become more ambitious as display technology matures.

Samsung is also set up with retractable and removable OLED monitors in the future.

Imagine you can fold or damage a 55-inch TV to something that fits your bag, or eventually replace the pen and paper with a foldable board.

This seems unreasonable now, but at the beginning of our flexible future.